The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-04-01
Frances T.. willard.

and beloved sister of Frances Willard. as
/ she was about to pass through the valley
/ and shadow of death to the Celestial
Home. To marvellous extent has the
+ subject of this sketch performed the holy
mission.
Let us briefly review the life of the one
who may safely be called the greatest
among the women of this century. She
was born in Churchvillc. y. Y. her par
ents removing to oberlin, O., when she
was three years old. remaining five years
and then spending the next thirteen years
on farm in Wisconsin
Miss Willard attended Catharine Beech
er's school and the University at Evanston,
Ill.,: after which she engaged IN teaching
several years; 1868 20 she spent in study
at Paris, Berlin and Rome. After her re-
turn she was elected President Of the
Woman's College at Evanston. and there
her rare genius developed many plans
which have blessed that and many kindred
institutions.
More than 1900 pupils had been under
her care and instruction previous to the
year 1874 when there came tn her the call
from the Great Heart of God TO 90 out in
to broader fields. a teacher still, an in
structor in the great underlying principles
OF goodness and true greatness. Thus,
from the beginning Of the Crusade move
ment (known little later as the Woman
Christian Temperance Union), has Miss
Willard been connected with the society:
a society which now has 1000 auxiares.
and membership Of over POO, 600. For
eight years she has been its president,
bringing to its service unparalleled brill
liancy as a speaker, gentleness as woman,
tenderness As a reformer.
She has made several trips To the south and
more than any other has she broken down
tie barriers which separated the north and
the souih-leadng prominent southern
woman to say: Al last We at conquered
Miss Willard has won our hearts, and
because of this to-day their hearts are very
like our hearts in this great warfare against
the liquor traffic. During one year she
visited every state and territory i'll the
United States, organizing a. She went in
all unorganized districts, 1t IS hard to es-
innate how much of self-sacrifice this in
yolycd, when we think of the sunny home
in Evanston-that classical town 50 attrae-
tive to minds like hers-where at Rest
Cottage was the aged mother, rejoicing
in her daughters work, vet waiting for her
to come back to her. When she came ii
was bearing ever the same nnselfish, gem
tie spirit which cbaracterizes her own life.
and beautifies and uplifts thousands of
other lives Miss Willard is an outsp0ken
advocate of woman's ballot She is also
member OF the Executive Committee ofthe
Prohibition party. In 1884 She went as
W. G. 7. L. representative before the
National Political Conventions In the
course of her plea she said;
''Some political party will respond to this
plea from the hearts of women asking for
protection from stinulant which nerves
with dangerous strength the manly arm
that God meant to be woman shelter and
protection. so that mems cruelty becomes
greatest toward those he loves the best.
Some party will declare that when our best
beloved 90 forth into iife's battle they
shall not have 10 take chances so unequal
in the fight for a clear brain. nor run the
gauntlet Of saloons legalized and set along
our streets. Some party will lay to heart
this object lesson of the Nations Annual
Drink Bill, shown in the cilait have had
placed before your eyes to-day, with its
nine hundred millions for Intoxicating
liquors to five millions and half for tic
spread OF Christ's gospel
In 1856 the National ". {. T. [. Con-
yention formed department 10 De known
| as that of social purity" cooperating
with the White Cross, and Miss Willard
| assumed its leadership. That her efforts
IN this line have been specially blessed, the
developments and results amply prove.
Never docs she seem more divincly led and
inspired than when standing before i'm
| mense audiences and eloqucntly pleading
for the establishment Of a single code Of
morals, and the maintaining the law of
purity as equally binding upon men and
women in endeaSoring ITO impress up
on the minds of men and women. youths
and madcns the absolute demand cf re-
ligion and physiology for purity in word,
| thought and deed
She possesses in a rare degree the facul-
ty of interesting others and setting them
to work. This no doubt is largely due to
her own example. She keeps employed
from seven to ten secretaries: is contrib
utor to many of the popular journals Of
the day, aud has found time to bring ont
several books; woman ON Temperance. +"
"IIints and Helps GLOW to VIVA
charming cook for girls; earlier in her life
she wrote nineteen Beautiful Years, D."
which is being re-publisEed in London.
! II would be hard to decide in which
place Miss Willard bestdsplays that qo0d-
ness which has been so speakingful TO null
| tituaes OF grateful whether as the
presiding officer Of the largest convention
OF women ever gathered for any purpose
exercising surprising ability and impair
tialty, Lever failing to recognize and pro-
tect the rights Of the minority although
she may in opinion differ with them think